AllAfrica News: Press and MediaAll Africa, All the Time.http://allafrica.com/media/http://allafrica.com/misc/tools/rss.html15AllAfrica News: Press and Mediahttp://allafrica.com/static/images/structure/aa-logo.pnghttp://allafrica.com/media/en-usZimbabwe: Chombo Threatens Crackdown On 'Alarmist' Mainstream, Social Mediahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260500.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260500.html[New Zimbabwe] HOME AFFAIRS Minister Ignatius Chombo has issued a chilling warning to the country's mainstream and social media users found spreading "alarmist" messages that the country's economy has sunk to the 2008 hyper inflationary era.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:20:58 GMTEthiopia: Media Content Choice Vs Public Interesthttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260419.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260419.html[Ethiopian Herald] Local media content choices vis-à-vis serving the public interest has been a subject of debate among the government and the media personnel. Why is that?Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:34:25 GMTEthiopia: Striving to Agree On How Disagreehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260417.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260417.html[Ethiopian Herald] A leaked memo by the broadcasting regulatory body EBA (Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority) has gone viral on social media, and has created quite a rumpus among the politically pro-active section of the Ethiopian diaspora.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:32:32 GMTSouth Africa: Minister Ayanda Dlodlo - SADC-Saba Broadcasting Forumhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260207.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709260207.html[Govt of SA] Opening remarks by Minister Ayanda Dlodlo during the SADC-SABA Broadcasting Forum: 25-29 September 2017Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:23:30 GMTTanzania: Govt Tightens Noose On Social Mediahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250216.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250216.html[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The government has drafted sweeping regulations to tighten its grip on online content producers and users across popular social media platforms.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:49:16 GMTSomalia: Somali Parliament Urged to Reject Repressive Media Billhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250558.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250558.html[Shabelle] Somali Scholar and veteran journalist, Abshir Mohamed Aden has called on the country's Federal Parliament not to endorse the contentious Media law presented by the Minister of Information, Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman Yariisow.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:10:38 GMTKenya: IEBC Commissioner Akombe Says Whatsapp Messages Fakehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250229.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250229.html[Nation] Electoral agency commissioner Roselyn Akombe has distanced herself from WhatsApp messages being circulated on social media purportedly showing communication between her and some politicians.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:52:54 GMTCameroon: Council Silences Journalists, Media Outletshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250095.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250095.html[VOA] Cameroon's National Communication Council, the government media regulator, has suspended 30 journalists or radio and TV programs for what it calls biased reporting.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:40:16 GMTSouth Africa: SABC Investigating 'Demeaning' Mistakes About Dlamini-Zumahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250069.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709250069.html[News24Wire] The SABC has apologised for "demeaning" mistakes made in its news bulletins during its reportage on Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, it said in a statement on Sunday.Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:50:58 GMTSouth Africa: Radio Host Redi Tlhabi's Twitter Account Hackedhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709240105.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709240105.html[News24Wire] Writer and radio host Redi Tlhabi's twitter account, @reditlhabi, was hacked on Saturday morning, merely a week after her highly anticipated book about President Jacob Zuma's rape trial in 2006 was released.Sun, 24 Sep 2017 17:28:01 GMTNigeria: Police Arrest NAN Journalisthttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230055.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230055.html[Premium Times] The Benue Police Command has arrested Emmanuel Atswen, a reporter of the News Agency of Nigeria, over a report on the protest by IDPs at the International Market camp in Makurdi.Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:02:09 GMTSouth Africa: News24 Journalist Detained, Manhandledhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230091.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230091.html[News24Wire] A News24 journalist, who was detained and manhandled by security guards at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping, intends pressing charges against the security officials involved.Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:29:35 GMTNigeria: PDP, Huriwa Condemn Growing Attacks On Journalists in Imo, Kadunahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230073.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709230073.html[This Day] Owerri -The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State Chapter and a Pro-democracy and non-governmental organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) have raised the alarm at the growing suppression of media rights in Imo and Kaduna states.Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:08:30 GMTNigeria: UK Says Not Aware of Request to Shut Radio Biafrahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220025.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220025.html[Daily Trust] The United Kingdom says it has not received any request from the Nigerian government to shut Radio Biafra.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:23:52 GMTSouth Africa: Sometimes Impossible Not to Offend Listeners - Radio Stationhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220003.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220003.html[News24Wire] Jacaranda FM on Thursday said presenter Tumi Morake had its "full support", adding that it is "at times impossible" not to offend listeners.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 04:38:48 GMTSouth Africa: MDDA Weighs in On ZCC, Tiso Blackstar Sagahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220788.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220788.html[SAnews.gov.za] The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has appealed to the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) and Tiso Blackstar media group to find a resolution that strengthens media accountability and freedom of expression in the interest of social justice.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:54:52 GMTLesotho: Lesotho Slammed for Shutting Down 'Anti-Govt' Radio Station - Reporthttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220762.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220762.html[News24Wire] Lesotho's government has reportedly defended its decision to shut down a privately owned radio station that is seen as being anti-government.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:36:10 GMTSouth Africa: Koeksisters and Langarm for Tumi Morake During Racial Stormhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220708.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220708.html[News24Wire] People who tuned in to Jacaranda FM on Friday hoping to hear a spot of anti-white banter from Tumi Morake would have spent the morning listening to South African pop songs, and a live studio performance by an Afrikaans singer who makes his own koeksisters.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:07:58 GMTCameroon: Journalists Face Death Penalty in Cameroon Criseshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220331.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220331.html[CAJ News] Yaounde -JOURNALISTS in Cameroon are facing the increasing threat of jail and death penalty for coverage of the Boko Haram terror group and the civil unrest by English-speaking communities. The crackdown on the press largely reporting on the government's alleged laxity against the problems has left journalists too scared to cover such sensitive issues. Media professionals arrested under the draconian anti-terror law face military tribunal and harsh sentences including capital punishment. Among these is radio broadcFri, 22 Sep 2017 09:33:22 GMTSouth Africa: Mail and Guardian Wins Last-Minute Bid to Have Urgent Court Interdict Dismissedhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220298.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220298.html[News24Wire] In a last-minute bid, the Mail & Guardian has won a court battle interdicting them from publishing an article about a prominent Johannesburg lawyer, accused of sexually harassing a woman while she was a candidate attorney at his firm.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:11:01 GMTSouth Africa: Zuma Appoints Two New Members to Embattled MDDA Boardhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220269.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220269.html[News24Wire] President Jacob Zuma has appointed two people to the board of the embattled Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:56:58 GMTSouth Africa: Pencil Power - Cartoons and Social Justicehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220266.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220266.html[Daily Maverick] How can editorial cartoons better connect the dots between the social determinants of injustice and not just the individuals who profit from it?Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:55:06 GMTSudan: Critical Sudanese Reporter's Trial Postponedhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220190.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220190.html[Radio Dabanga] Sawakin -On Tuesday, the court in Sawakin in Sudan's Red Sea state postponed the trial of media reporter Mohamed El Amin Osheik to October 10.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:58:44 GMTCameroon: Anti-Terror Laws Brand Journalists As Terroristshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709200663.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709200663.html[CPJ] In 2014, Cameroon enacted a broad anti-terror law as part of its effort to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, but authorities are using it to arrest and threaten local journalists who report on the militants or unrest in the country's English-speaking regions. A presidential decree in August 2017 ended legal proceedings against at least four journalists, but the laws that were used against them are still in place. RFI broadcaster Ahmed Abba remains in jail. With elections due to take place next year, Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:03:02 GMTZimbabwe: Investments Pay Off, Says Zimpapers Chair Lupepehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220163.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709220163.html[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited board yesterday said the company's smart investments to retool and recapitalise will spur it to greater heights. In an interview, Zimpapers board chairperson Mr Delma Lupepe said although there was room for improvement, it was satisfying that all the investments the company had made were bearing fruit.Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:44:27 GMTNigeria: Soldiers Assaulted Journalists Over 'Unauthorised' Parade Coveragehttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709211014.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709211014.html[MFWA] The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Umuahia, Abia State - Nigeria was on September 12, 2017 ransacked by a group of soldiers who also beat up journalists present at the facility for allegedly covering their parade dubbed "Operation Python Dance Exercises."Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:52:53 GMTLiberia: Liberian Female Journalist Wins Regional Wardhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210987.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210987.html[New Dawn] Female Liberian journalist Martina Brooks has won awarded 'The West Africa On-Air Personality 2017 Award' in Nigeria, the Liberian Embassy says in a statement issued Wednesday, 20 September.Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:48:10 GMTMozambique: FDA Fraud - Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out the Presshttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210891.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210891.html[AIM] Maputo -Judge Alexandre Samuel, of the Maputo City Court, on Wednesday rejected a request from defence lawyer Jaime Sunda to ban the media from covering the trial of his client, Setina Titosse, accused of masterminding the fraud through which 170 million meticais (about 5.6 million US dollars, at the exchange rate of the time) was drained from the government's Agricultural Development Fund (FDA) between 2012 and 2015.Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:09:53 GMTGambia: WANEP, GPU Train Journalists On Transitional Justice Reportinghttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210730.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210730.html[Foroyaa] The West African Network for Peace Building (WANEP), in collaboration with the Gambia Press Union (GPU), on Monday September 18th opened a 10 -day training of trainers meeting for 40 journalists on transitional justice and conflict reporting. The event was held at a local hotel in Senegambia.Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:48:27 GMTLiberia: Liberian Female Journalist Wins Regional Award in Nigeriahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210630.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201709210630.html[FrontPageAfrica] Lagos -Ms. Martina Brooks, a Liberian female journalist, has been officially awarded as 'The West Africa On-Air Personality 2017 Award'.Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:22:21 GMT